Programs

Overcoming Your Fear of Flying!

Even experienced flyers sometimes experience anxiety about flight. It has been estimated that about one-sixth of the population fears aviation. Overcoming Your Fear of Flying offers education and skill building for frequent flyers as well as those who are considering taking their first flight.

Next Session: February 2015 (Class dates: February 7, 14, 21, 28 and March 7)

Overcoming Your Fear of Flying classes help people reach two important goals:

1) Using commercial flight as a means of transportation.

2) Reducing the amount of anxiety and fear that go along with thinking about or taking commercial flight.

What You Will Learn

The focus of Overcoming Your Fear of Flying is on providing members of the class with the skills and understanding they need to feel more comfortable about flying. To reach this goal, the class concentrates on two areas: learning about airplanes and how they fly, and learning about the causes and cures of fear.

"I went out the day after our graduation flight and bought two tickets to fly out East to visit my family - something I've wanted to do for years."- Eleanor

"Thank you for the information, support and encouragement I needed to help me become a comfortable flyer." - Pat

"Had no trouble on the flight - I have learned how to control my fears. Airports are now exciting places. Looking forward to my next adventure." - Richard

The Next Session

The next Overcoming Your Fear of Flying course will be offered in February 2015. The five-session course runs on five consecutive Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in the Sijan Conference Room (located inside the Mitchell Gallery of Flight Museum) at General Mitchell International Airport. The fee of $250 includes four classroom sessions on the ground and one session on board a commercial aircraft during a short flight. Reservations are required. The size of the class is limited to 12 people.

Self-guided Airport Tours

Self-guided tours of Mitchell Airport can be informative and enriching for all age groups. Use our handy GMIA Self-Guided Tour Booklet to design a tour for your group's needs. Groups may visit the exhibits in the Mitchell Gallery of Flight aviation history museum and watch activity on the airfield from the windows of the fifth floor skywalk or Concourse C corridor.